Star of the East hull was towed from the waters (pictured) | Oriental star _ news

New in Jianli, June 10 (reporters Xu Jinbo Anwar Ma Furong) sank in the waters of the Yangtze River in Jianli "Orient Star" Ferry, 10th at 10 o'clock in the morning, two tugboats and a salvage ship pulled by, slowly moving to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, to the safe waters docked across the Yangtze River in Hunan province. At this point, capsized in nearly 10 days of "star of the East" hull formally leave the waters.

9:30 on June 1, with 456 people of Chongqing shipping company-owned tourist passenger ships in the East "star of the East", proceed from Nanjing to Chongqing on the way, sailing to Jianli when Ma Chau, the Yangtze waterway, extreme bad weather capsized ship upside down in the water. So far, 434 people were killed, 8 missing, 14 people were rescued.

Aftermath of the sinking, the nation undertook the rescue of life and death. 5th, the "star of the East" is total salvage, but ship badly damaged, is located in the fourth layer on top of the crushed flat, boat masts, flues and other equipment has fallen off, and some doors and Windows have been severely deformed.

Later, armed police officers and soldiers, Hubei provincial military troops and other rescue workers searching for victims into the pod, and relics. 8th at 14 o'clock in the afternoon, "star of the East" smooth boat access in all rooms, compartments, removable items in all the rooms, cabins and wooden structures cleared all rooms, compartments were found the remains of the victims, all bilge discharge water extraction is completed, all epidemic prevention treatment has been implemented. After the parties signed the joint acceptance group and acceptance, the "star of the East" Troubleshooting cleanup completed official seal in the cabin.

9th, complete "Orient Star" we should keep mosquitos and the waters after searching, rescuers started welded on the hull of the wrecked ship mooring devices, and check the hull bottom, blocking. That night, the rescuers to "Orient Star" hull for load shedding, hook off the job, and the hull has tilted to the left because of the changes the center of gravity about 80 cm. Armed police officers and soldiers as soon as in vivo transported more than 1000 bag sandbags to adjust.

Given the "star of the East" is currently in the main flood season of the Yangtze River, dock water currents, water level is very deep, and close to the main channel of insecurity, headquarters decided to "Orient Star" transferred Hunan security in waters about 10 km upstream of dock.

10th morning, reporters at the "star of the East" sinking water, early withdrawal of all troops have been involved in the search-and-rescue scene, River, two salvage vessels in the hull to the parallel to the shoreline position, one of the evacuated. Waiting at the scene immediately the waterway of the Yangtze River rescue and salvage Bureau 1001th tugs and tugs, No. 62016 of the Yangtze River, immediately gathered around the left and right drive lift "Orient Star" Xiang-Yue gong 001 salvage ship, forming an integrated mobile platform, slowly dragged upstream.

It is reported that the "star of the East" hull after the 10th arrived in Hunan province to safe waters, the Yangtze River waterway Bureau "salvage 6th" as a dock platform, relevant departments will make appropriate arrangements for safe keeping. (End)

(Original title: "star of the East" hull was towed from the waters of the incident)

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